Combined battery-receptacle and bell-support.



J. L KOERBER. COMBINED' BATTERY REGBPTAGLB AND BELL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. 1909. l

962,033. Patented June 21, 1910.

UNTED STAES PATENT FFQE.

JAMES L. KOERBER, 0F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

COMBINED BATTERY-RECEPTACLE AND BELL-SUPPORT.

Application filed January 5, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES L. Konnnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Battery-Receptacle and Bell-Support, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in combined batteryreceptacles and bell supports and more particularly to that class ofbattery receptacles and bell supports used in connection with doorbells, alarms, etc.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterthat will obviate the necessity of using wires in connecting thebatteries to the receptacle.

Another object is to provide a casing for the batteries which willperform the dual purpose of housing the batteries and of providing asounding board for the bell.

A still further object resides in the provision of means in conjunctionwithv the walls of the casing. which will act as a brace to hold thebatteries in place and at the same time assist in completing thecircuit.

Finally the object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described that will be strong, durable, eiiicient, compact,simple and comparatively inexpensive to produce and one in which theparts will not be liable to get out of working order.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention has relationto certain novel features of construction and operation, an example ofwhich is given in'this specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete devicelying on its side with the front wall and portion of the batteryremoved. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the sounding board with connectionsattached. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the sounding board withconnections attached. Fig. 4 is an elevation from the interior, of theconnection end of the battery receptacle showing how the batteryconnects with the connection. Fig. 5 shows an edge View of the batteryguard.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 21, 1910.

Serial No. 470,856.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which like numeralsof reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures, thenumeral 1 refers to the base of receptacle or housing 2 for the battery3.

The numeral 4 refers to the lid or sounding board to which a bell 5 isattached. This bell is provided with its own battery and clapper and maybe of the ordinary type. The sounding board or lid is hollowed out, asshown in Fig. 2 by dotted line, so that when the bell is rung, a moreresonant sound will be produced. On the under side of this lid anelastic brass tongue is secured by means of screws or nails and isdesigned to contact with brass tongue 7, of the same quality, properlylocated in the inner side of the connection end of the receptacle, whenthe lid 4 is placed in proper position on receptacle 2.

The numeral 8 refers to a semi-circular guard composed, preferably, ofelastic brass secured to the sounding board and so disposed as to engagesnugly about the battery 3 and to assist in completing the circuit frombattery 3 to the binding posts 9, of the bell, through one of wires 10.These wires are secured to brass tongue 6 and guard 8 through screws 11and 12, at one end, in the ordinary way, and pass through openings 13 ofthe sounding board 4 and are secured to binding posts 9, at their otherends.

It is to be observed that the openings 13 in the lid 4, are aline-d withthe binding posts 9. One of the wires 10, passes from one binding post9, through one of said openings and has connection with guard 8, andthrough said guard, the battery` embraced thereby, and grip 14 with oneof the' binding posts 16. rlhe other of the wires 10, connects with theother binding post 9,

passes through the other opening 13, and has connection with the otherbinding post 16, through tongue 6, which has connection with said wire10, and tongue 7, which contacts with tongue 6, and is connected withsaid binding post 1. The battery used is of the common dry cell type,which in common use is wrapped with heavy paper, but in this device istaken off, permitting the grip 14, to contact with the metal surface ofsaid battery, thus a complete electrical connection is formed.

Special attention is called to grip-connection 14 shown in detail inFig. 4. This connection is preferably U shaped and made of spring brassand is flared at the top so as to readily receive the carbon of thebattery. This grip is preferably enlarged at the bottom, as shown, andis held in position on the wall of receptacle 2 by means of a bolt andnut; as is also tongue 7. These bolts and nuts also serve as bindingposts 16 for the line wires leading to the circuit closer 15. Theconnection 14 also serves as a brace to assist in holding the battery inposition.

It is obvious that a receptacle constructed in this way and havin@connection made in accordance with the oregoing description will be avery efficacious7 compact and simple device.

The construction of my device is as follows :--The receptacle isconstructed so that it will be slightly larger than the battery 3,stripped of paper wrappings. Brass tongue 7 and grip connection 14 arebolted to the interior of one end of the casing heretofore called theconnection end, the connection 14 being centrally located on said endwith respect to the sides; and the brass tongue 7 being bolted near oneside of said end so that the upper end thereof will project into theplane of the upper edges of the casing 2. Brass tongue 6 is secured tothe under surface of the lid near its end andat one side so that whenthe lid is fastened down 6 and 7 will contact. Tongues 6 and 7 are bothslightly curved out from the walls of the receptacle so as to form apositive contact with each other. The guard 8 should be secured to thelid centrally with respect to its sides and near one end thereof, sothat it will fit snugly over the battery and tend to hold the same inplace. The battery is placed within the casing with the carbon lying inthe groove of grip-connection 14 as shown in section in Fig. 4. Lid 4should then be screwed to casing 2 so that tongues 6 and 7 will contactthe guard 8, at the same time lgripping the battery, whose carbon isalso gripped by connection 14 so that an electrical connection isprovided between the guard 8 and grip connection 14, through the saidbattery. A bell is located on the outside of the sounding board or lidand properly wired so as to have connection with the battery and otherconnections within the casing, as hereinbefore set forth.

A device of this character will also be an ornament instead of beingunsightly, as is often the case when no casing is provided for thebatteries, and will provide a perfectly dry compartment for the battery,thereby materially extending the life of the same, at the same timeproviding a sounding board for the bell, thereby giving the same aclearer and more resonant sound.

While I have shown this specic form of construction and described thismethod of operation I do not desire to limit myself to either of theexact forms of construction or the specific method of assembling theparts and forming the contacts.

What I claim is 1. In a combined battery', receptacle and bell support,the combination witha receptacle, 0f a tongue'and grip carried thereon,a bell support carried by said receptacle and arranged to form asounding board; a battery; a metallic guard carried by said bell-supportand adapted to contact with and embrace said battery, a carbon carriedby said battery and embraced by said grip, a metallic tongue alsocarried by the bell support and adapted to Contact with the tonguecarried by the receptacle when the said support is secured thereto, saidbattery being so disposed as to serve as an electrical connector betweensaid guard and grip.

2. A device of the character described, composed of a receptacle, ametallic tongue connection secured to the wall thereof, a metallic gripconnection also secured to said wall, a lid carried by said receptacle,said lid being concaved or hollowed out so as to form a sounding board,a bell carried by said lid, a metallic tongue carried by said lidpositioned so as to contact with the metallic tongue carried by saidwall; a battery a vguard also carried by said lid adapted to closelyembrace and contact with said battery carried within said receptacle,said battery being provided with a carbon which is embraced by the gripsecured to the wall of the receptacle, and said battery also serving asan electrical connection between said guard and grip.

3. The combination with the bell of the class provided with acontrolling mechanism, binding posts, and battery for operating thesame; of a receptacle for the battery of asize to closely surround thesame; a

Y closely fitting lid for said receptacle; a metallic guard carried bysaid lid designed to embrace said battery and contact with the metallicwall thereof; a metallic tongue also carried by said lid; a metallictongue also carried by the wall of said receptacle, said tongues beingso positioned as to contact when said lid is on said receptacle; ametallic grip also carried by said wall and adapted to contact with andembrace the carbon of said battery and means for con` necting thebinding posts of said bell-controlling-mechanism with said tongue andguard Carried by said lid.

4. In a combined battery receptacle and 5 bell support, the combinationWith the receptacle, of a metallic tongue and grip cargaid bell supportdesigned to Contact with said tongue carried by said Wall, When saidsupport is secured to said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of 15 two subscribing Witnesses.

ried by the Walls, thereof, a bell support JAMES L. KOERBER. carried bysaid receptacle7 and a bell carried Witnesses: by the support, ametallic guard carried J. H. GORMAN,

10 thereby, and a metallic tongue carried by JAS. MCAUGHAN.

